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marine biodiversity

Definition(s)

The variability among living organisms from all sources, including inter alia , terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; including diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems. (Source: CBD, Art. 2)

Land-Based Sources Protocol

Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol

Treaty articles

The Contracting Parties to the present Protocol,

Conscious of the profound impact of human activities on the state of the marine environment and the littoral and more generally on the ecosystems of areas having prevailing Mediterranean features,

Jeddah Convention

Treaty is tagged with marine biodiversity

Kuwait Regional Convention

Treaty is tagged with marine biodiversity

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Treaty articles

Commitments

(b) (b) Countries with low-lying coastal areas;

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Treaty articles

Amendments to Appendices I and II

(b) (b) For marine species, the Secretariat shall, upon receiving the text of the proposed amendment, immediately communicate it to the Parties. It shall also consult inter-governmental bodies having a function in relation to those species especially with a view to obtaining scientific data these bodies may be able to provide and to ensuring co-ordination with any conservation measures enforced by such bodies. The Secretariat shall communicate the views expressed and data provided by these bodies and its own findings and recommendations to the Parties as soon as possible.

Barcelona Convention

Treaty articles

Revised text

Conscious of the economic, social, health and cultural value of the marine environment of the Mediterranean Sea area,

Article 3 GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. The Contracting Parties may enter into bilateral or multilateral agreements, including regional or sub-regional agreements, for the protection of the marine environment of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution, provided that such agreements are consistent with this Convention and conform to international law. Copies of such agreements between Contracting Parties to this Convention shall be communicated to the Organization.

Noumea Convention

Treaty articles

THE PARTIES,

RECOGNIZING FURTHER the threat to the marine and coastal environment, its ecological equilibrium, resources and legitimate uses posed by pollution and by the insufficient integration of an environmental dimension into the development process;

Convention on Biological Diversity

Decisions

The Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Target 6: By 2020 all fish and invertebrate stocks and aquatic plants are managed and harvested sustainably, legally and applying ecosystem based approaches, so that overfishing is avoided, recovery plans and measures are in place for all depleted species, fisheries have no significant adverse impacts on threatened species and vulnerable ecosystems and the impacts of fisheries on stocks, species and ecosystems are within safe ecological limits.

Target 10: By 2015, the multiple anthropogenic pressures on coral reefs, and other vulnerable ecosystems impacted by climate change or ocean acidification are minimized, so as to maintain their integrity and functioning.

Target 11: By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water areas, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, are conserved through effectively and equitably managed, ecologically representative and well connected systems of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, and integrated into the wider landscapes and seascapes.